On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 08:45:29PM +0900, Masataka Ohta <mohta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >In that same review, I didn't find a single case where > >inappropriate comments (including some of my own) ever led to > >constructive results. I may have missed something, so feel free > >to find a counter-example. > > IMHO, criticizing stupid protocols and/or technical decisions as > such is constructive. It is not constructive when stated in an inflammatory way, with multiple uses of the word "stupid", as in this example. What that does is redirect everyone's attention away from the substance of the criticism, to the inflammatory language used. That detracts from the value of making the criticism. -- Cos